Photo Flash: First Look at The Hypocrites' ENDGAME, Now Playing at Den Theatre

The Hypocrites are pleased to continue their 2014-15 season with Samuel Beckett''s comic masterpiece ENDGAME, directed by Company Member Halena Kays*, playing February 20 - April 4, 2015 at their new home, The Den Theatre Mainstage, 1329-1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago''s Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at www.the-hypocrites.com. The press opening is Wednesday, February 25 at 8 pm.

ENDGAME will feature longtime Company Members Kurt Ehrmann* as Hamm and Donna McGough* as Nell, joined by Brian Shaw as Clov and Sean Sinitski as Nag.

Hamm is blind and cannot stand. His servant, Clov, cannot sit. And then there''s his legless parents Nagg and Nell who live in trashcans. Trapped in a tiny house by the sea after some sort of apocalyptic disaster, they trudge through an absurd, cyclical existence. In true Hypocrites fashion, the actors and audience alike share a full and lush visual world to experience Beckett''s classic comedy.

"Endgame will allow me to play to the absurdity of life with the clowns I love," comments Director Halena Kays. "Our design team is also full of long-time collaborators who will create an absurdest landscape that will involve and heighten the audience's experience with this classic. It''s one of my favorite texts - physical, funny and beautiful - and there's no better group of artists to join me in exploring it," adds Kays.

The production team includes: Elizabeth Bracken (scenic design), Jessica Kuehnau (costume design), Maggie Fullilove-Nugent (lighting design), Nick Keenan (sound design), Danielle Case (props design) and Justine B. Palmisano (stage manager).

Photos by Evan Hanover